08-01-2004, 04:38 PM | #42 (permalink) |
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I've always thought Peter Gabriel's music for the Last Temptation of Christ was brilliant.
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08-02-2004, 06:21 AM | #43 (permalink) |
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absolute best: solaris (tarkovsky version)--just astonishing.
i prefer films with lots of silence. i have a sentimental attachment to the soundtrack from liquid sky seconding trickyy's mention of dead man. the worst: winged migration (overwhelmingly crappy music made oll the worse because the filmmakers keep using it over bird songs, which were often mindblowing) koyanasqatsi (spelling is mangled)---anything featuring philip glass, for that matter. i do not understand why he is famous. anything featuring john williams, who i blame for the whole overorchestrated sub wagnerian bombast that infects big budget hollywood films. i loathe his music like few things on this earth.
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08-02-2004, 03:16 PM | #45 (permalink) |
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Lets see, I lost my virginity to The Passion, which is Peter Gabriels soundtrack to the Last temptation of Christ. So that gets very high marks in my book.
On the other hand, I can't believe I had to go three quarters of the way down the first page before I ran into Ennio Morricone and found it was a Spaghetti Western. Now, there is nothing wron with his work in any of the man with no name movies - it's all quite good, in fact - but his best, in my opinion, has got to be the score for The Mission. For New Agey ambient stuff, the soundtracks for Gladiator and all three LOTR movies are outstanding too.
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08-03-2004, 07:58 AM | #46 (permalink) |
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a short list of films that use sound in cool ways (not the same as the soundtrack):
mr hulot's holiday closely watched trains the truman show last wave the fast runner tarkovsky's work in general kurostami's work in general
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08-05-2004, 06:24 PM | #48 (permalink) |
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American Beauty
Requiem for a Dream The Lion King LOTR The Hours
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08-06-2004, 07:10 AM | #50 (permalink) |
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Schindler's List. Probably the best Ive ever heard.
Lord of the Rings trilogy. All three were great. Gladiator had a good score, too. Also, though it isnt a score per-say, its more than a soundtrack--The Graduate. Simon and Garfunkel stuff, and most of it was written specifically for the movie and it worked *so* well.
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09-02-2004, 11:49 AM | #54 (permalink) |
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Three come to mind immediately for me...one already mentioned, two haven't.
The Passion - Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for The Last Temptation of Christ Trainspotting Repo Man I assume soundtracks to musicals are out? If not, I would suggest Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Edit - I didn't adequately read the original thread and included two/three soundtracks not scores. Just count The Passion then. Last edited by thales; 09-02-2004 at 12:21 PM.. |
09-04-2004, 10:58 PM | #56 (permalink) |
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DR. ZHIVAGO, Casablanca, that 80's theme for Amazing stories, Conan the destroyer.. hehe..
John Williams.. passion of christ.. sorry but i liked the music
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09-06-2004, 04:06 AM | #58 (permalink) |
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requiem for a dream
2001: a space oddessy blade runner buffallo '66 pulp fiction resivoir dogs
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10-21-2004, 06:50 PM | #60 (permalink) |
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Anything from John Williams, particularly the Star Wars films.
Any soundtrack from the LOTR films. "The Battle" from Gladiator, and the rest of the soundtrack as well.
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10-22-2004, 01:53 PM | #62 (permalink) |
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hmm....maybe the title edit I jsut did will help keep this on topic?
(sorry....but i've seen too many soundtracks listed....) carry on folks.... /end OT
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10-22-2004, 07:30 PM | #64 (permalink) |
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Of course Star Wars and Indiana Jones - Williams
the Harry Potter movies - Williams The Rock the Austin Powers movies - George S. Clinton GoldenEye (I can't remember the composer's name, but it was really well scored) Monty Python and the Holy Grail Back To the Future Big Money Hustla$ (I don't like ICP either, but that movie was awesome) The Godfather (who can forget the main theme)
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10-24-2004, 01:44 AM | #65 (permalink) |
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as far as people go I like most of Danny Elfman's work, Howard Shore's LOTR stuff is great, but I think that my favourite is Klaus Badelt (Equlibrium, PotC, etc.)
the Nightmare Before Christmas the best lyric soundtrack as far as I'm concernd, tho.
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10-24-2004, 11:02 AM | #66 (permalink) |
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Howard Shore also did a very good jazz score for The Score (DiNero, Brando). Definitely made the movie for me.
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10-24-2004, 11:37 AM | #67 (permalink) |
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I'll have to jump on the Lord of the Rings movies soundtrack bandwagon. Amazing.
Catch Me if You Can score by John Williams was unforgettable and very jazzy (a plus for me). I don't think anybody mentioned Howard Shore's score to David Cronenberg's "Spider" starring Ralph Fiennes. That was the polar opposite of the Lord of the Rings, which should come as no surprise since he is so versatile. Can you tell I'm a fan?
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